Beyond Prospecting: The Apra Podcast

Tune in to hear the recording for Apra's virtual town hall that aired Wednesday, June 3, 2020. This virtual educational event gave our members the chance to talk with one another, share idea and ask questions around critical topics facing prospect development professionals today.

Apra President Bond Lammey, President-Elect Misa Lobato and Membership Director for the Apra Metro DC Chapter Anne Dean facilitated a virtual conversation around the following topics:

- What front-line strategies are changing and how can prospect development professionals support?

- Metrics in the time of a pandemic

- Diversification of your donor pool

Due to the continued impact of COVID-19, a lot of us find ourselves working remotely to stay safe. In this episode, Janna Lee (The Trust for Public Land), Mark DeFilippis (The Nature Conservatory) and Kate Chamberlin (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center) discuss how they found their groove managing their team from home. Hosted by Michael Pawlus (Ohio State University), hear from managers who handle remote teams year-round, learn tips for managers who have to make the switch to working from home and discover how remote work changes the work-life landscape.

Host Gareth Griffin (MIT) and panelists Gail Ferris (The George Washington University) and Karen Isble (University of California, Irvine) share their experienced insights on campaign ethics, including ethical pitfalls, gift counting dilemmas and the pressure of campaign goals.

Join hosts Michael Pawlus (University of Southern California)and Steve Grimes (Jazz at Lincoln Center)for another episode of Data and the Donor.

In this episode, Pawlus and Grimes, along with guests Tami Pearson (Brain & Behavior Research Foundation), Cynthia DiLeo (Environmental Defense Fund) and Brenna Cawthorn-Keating (B. Co. Philanthropic Strategies), discuss two new academic studies:

"Bequest Giving: Revisiting Donor Motivation with Dimensional Qualitative Research" and "Health, Wealth, and Charitable Estate Planning: A Longitudinal Examination of Testamentary Charitable Giving Plans." Tune in for a riveting conversation on the factors that influence planned gifts among constituents.

Join hosts Michael Pawlus (University of Southern California)and Steve Grimes (Jazz at Lincoln Center) as they discuss "Lost In Translation: A Sociological Study of the Role of Fundraisers in Mediating Gift Giving in Nonprofit Organizations" and "Both Selfishness and Selflessness Start with the Self: How Wealth Shapes Responses to Charitable Appeals." The hosts, joined by guests Jennifer Vincent (UNC-Wilmington), Jenn Grasso (The Trust for Public Land), Kristin Anderson (The Kabbalah Centre), and Pedro Govantes (Tri-State & Eastern Pennsylvania Region at University of Michigan), discuss these articles and what it means to leverage the donor’s identity for fundraising and the general implications of that strategy.

Data science is an ever-evolving field -- and defining and positioning the data science role is crucial to its success. In this episode, Mirabai Auer (University of Chicago), Lawrence Henze (Blackbaud Target Analytics), James Cheng (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) and Jessica LaBorde (University of California, Davis)discuss the skills and breadth of data science, the span of data science roles and potential organizational structures, and ways to overcome information silos with increasing specialization.

Join Melissa Bank Stepno (Director of Analytics, Consulting and Services, Blackbaud Target Analytics)and Charles Snyder(Director of Prospect Management and Advancement Research, Nova Southeastern University) as they continue their conversation from part one of this leadership podcast series.

Melissa and Charles dive into new leadership topics that arose at Apra's Prospect Development 2019 conference: being a "player coach," the value of disagreement on your teams, and navigating the different forms of feedback.

Hosted by: Michael Pawlus, Data Scientist, University of Southern California, and Steve Grimes, Director of Development Strategy and Analytics, Jazz at Lincoln Center

Guests: Jennifer Vincent, Prospect Development Manager at UNC-Wilmington; Jenn Grasso, Prospect Development Analyst at The Trust for Public Land; Kristin Anderson, Director of Development at The Kabbalah Centre; Pedro Govantes, Senior Director of Development, Tri-State & Eastern Pennsylvania Region at University of Michigan

Data and the Donor is a monthly podcast where we use the results of academic studies to discuss various fundraising topics. This month’s episode we discuss "Lost in Translation: A Sociological Study of the Role of Fundraisers in Mediating Gift Giving in Non-profit Organizations" and "Both Selfishness and Selflessness Start With the Self: How Wealth Shapes Responses to Charitable Appeals." We utilized these articles to discuss what it means to leverage the donor’s identity for fundraising and the general implications of that strategy.

We want your thoughts, comments, and feedback on the episode! Feel free to share them at [email protected].

Hosted by: Jill McCarville, VP Marketing, iWave, and Marissa Todd, Prospect Research Analyst, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Explore fundraising intelligence through the eyes of a prospect researcher. iWave, the industry’s top prospect research platform, has helped thousands of education, healthcare, and nonprofit organizations fund raise with confidence. Hear a one-on-one interview with Marissa Todd, an iWave user, and Jill McCarville, VP Marketing with iWave, as they discuss the power of fundraising intelligence and the value prospect research can add to an organization.

Hosted by: Gareth Griffin, Santa Clara University, Ethics & Compliance Committee Chair; Audrey Geoffroy, University of Florida Foundation; Ashutosh Nandeshwar, USC; Marianne Pelletier, Staupell Analytics Group

Kicking off a podcast series dedicated to ethics & compliance in the prospect development space, this discussion centers around data analytics. From skewing of data and implicit bias, to the methods we use for data security, the podcast participants will share what they are seeing at their organizations and how they have seen ethical issues arise. Other topics covered include data scraping, compliance trends, and what impacts privacy policies are having on research. The podcast ends with a look into the crystal ball –- what is next on the horizon for data analytics that will create new instances of ethical standards and compliance regulation?